Forum: Carrying to Term

Hello, My name is Marlina and I am carrying to term. It has been a long and tough road. I found out at 4 1/2 months that some thing was wrong with my little one. I'm only 27 and could not understand why this had happened to me. My baby boy has trisomy 18 and even though the doctors and nurses...

I tend to AVOID any loss boards because of the added pain of no living children to show for pregnancy(ies). It is a different journey............... I found a group called http://www.alivealone.org which is for those whose only child(ren) are deceased.

Just wanted to let you all know that Aurora Nicole was stillborn on 9/10/09 @ 33w6d gestation. She suffered from Trisomy 13, holoprosencephaly, heart defect and some other stuff. Her little defective heart just gave out on her. My water broke @ 10:15PM and it felt like we were on the original...

I'll try to keep this short.... :D Our son was stillborn w/o warning 12/12/04 @ 26 weeks. I turned 36 2 weeks later. I'd been in distress for nearly a week but our lovely insurance @ the time (Kaiser in Stockton, CA) blew off my calls until I was in active labor and he'd been gone for a week....

First I want to say thanks for all of the encouraging words. I have made the decision to carry as long this little peanut wants to stay with me. I feel it is God's decision when to take my baby to be with him. With that beinng said I have a doctor appointment today to let him know the choice my...

On Friday April 3rd I went to the doctor with what I thought was a very bad flu. After a quick urine and blodd test the doctor came in and said, " I think I have good news, your going to have a baby". I said, "your a couple of days late for April fools you know I can't have children...and besides...

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Hi. My name is Pamela and I'm new to the site. My husband is in the military and we live in Alaska for the time being. My family is in Minnesota, his is in Texas. My husband and I started trying to conceive in April 07. In Dec 07 we found out I have PCOS (poly cystic ovary syndrome). They...

Hi my name is Stephanee. I'm currently carrying my 2nd son Vayden, who has a severe case of LUTO due to PUV. At about 23 wks we found that his kidneys were no longer functioning. We stopped intervention and selected to carry to term with comfort care post birth. I keep fight myself about the...

I am 33 weeks along today. I have no doubt I am doing the right thing by carrying to term, but recent days have been hard. My son has been diagnosed with Trisomy 18. He has a severe heart defect, so the drs. don't think he will live long if he is born live. He may die in utero at any time. ...

I have posted on here before, as some of you may recall my story, my purpose of this post is to somewhat get ready for what we have ahead of us. I have been reading about preserving memoires and what to have prepared for the birth. We are going to induce at 36 weeks if the baby stays with us for...

Hi Everyone, I went to my check-up at the doctor last Thursday (33 weeks with a baby with potters sequence) and we discussed scheduling an induction on September 23. After looking at the ultrasound, he told me the baby was breech and was unlikely to turn around, so we should prepare for a...

I've posted several times about my best friend who is pregnant and her daughter has been diagnosed with Trisomy 18. She's 27 weeks pregnant. Her doctors have told her the baby won't survive and haven't provided any additional information on the possibilities that may occur. She's been instructed...

My daughter was diagnosed with renal agenesis, or Potter's Syndrome when I was 25 1/2 weeks gestation. This condition is incompatible with life. We carried the baby to term, one of the most difficult things we have done, but also rewarding. We delivered our daughter on December 26th, 2007. I...

A very dear friend of mine (whom I'd lost touch with for about three years) found me yesterday via email and when I asked how he was doing, he told me that he and his wife are expecting, but that there are complications and that the baby will not survive after the c-section that is planned for some...

A friend of mine went into labor at 27 weeks, she was pre-eclampsia & something else (I can't remember the name of it, but I think it was toxemia...) anyway the dr's said the little one would not make it at 27 weeks gestation. Jennie was born at 1 lb 14oz and was rushed off to the NICU, where the...

Through this work, I have come to realize the great importance of proper prenatal care. I am currently faced with a situation in my personal life that I was hoping some of our L&D nurses might be willing to help me with. (Kirk, feel free to move this if there is somewhere better.) My...

I came across this prayer, and wanted to share it. Sorry the font is so large, this is how it copied & I couldn't get it to paste smaller. Prayer to Heal the Pain of Infertility Dear Lord, the pain of infertility is so deep. All of our lives, we dream of being mothers, of raising children...